The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of civil engineers in Harrisburg-Carlisle is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $58,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $70,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $113,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $113,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,740.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of civil engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $79,470 | 0.11% | 10.70% |
| 2021 | $79,380 | -2.38% | - |
| 2020 | $81,270 | 1.22% | - |
| 2019 | $80,280 | 2.12% | - |
| 2018 | $78,580 | 1.78% | - |
| 2017 | $77,180 | 2.42% | - |
| 2016 | $75,310 | -2.50% | - |
| 2015 | $77,190 | 0.86% | - |
| 2014 | $76,530 | 2.33% | - |
| 2013 | $74,750 | 5.06% | - |
| 2012 | $70,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,470 in Harrisburg-Carlisle is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Harrisburg-Carlisle is 19.4 percent (19.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 11.4 percent (11.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.